"I always felt like I was misplaced, that I did not belong to any types of groups, especially in my peer groups."

Have you ever felt like you were living a life according to what someone else wanted? How do we develop resilience in the midst of feeling like we don't belong?

Today we speak to Urmi Hossain who shares her story. Urmi is a woman who wears many hats.; Urmi is a self-published author, speaker, blogger, polyglot, mentor, and holder of the CFA ( Chartered Financial Analyst) and CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designations. She works in the financial services industry in Canada, where she lives.

Her first book, Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from Interracial Struggle, reflects her journey as a third-culture kid. Passionate about women’s empowerment, Urmi is the Social Media Lead for Women in Leadership’s Victoria Chapter and the Campaign Manager at Femme Influence. She is a big proponent of learning and self-development; one of her passions is public speaking. She has been part of the Toastmasters club since 2019, serving as both VP of Education and President. In her free time, she enjoys reading thriller and mystery books and working out such as boxing, HIIT workouts, and running.

Buy the book: Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from Interracial Struggle

LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/urmi-hossain

Instagram: instagram.com/urmamio

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@urmihossain

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Meri McCoy-Thompson is the executive director of Dovetail Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering resilience and social-emotional intelligence in adults, youth, and children. In her new book, The Heart of Resilience: Nurturing Your Inner Strength for a Joyful Life, Meri and her colleague Chuck draw on their extensive experience and research to provide readers with a framework for developing resilience skills. Enhanced by more than 100 real-life stories, the book offers practical strategies and exercises for building emotional strength, managing stress, and cultivating more authentic and fulfilling relationships.

A graduate of Stanford University with a master's from Tufts, Meri is a passionate advocate for empowering individuals of all ages to live emotionally healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Meri’s primary Centering Skill is Finding Gratitude: “Every day is a gift, and we are blessed to have life and each other.”

Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/1oEbqrN

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DovetailLearning

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dovetaillearning

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'Resilience means the ability to regulate your own states independent of the external environment you are in.' What if we have been thinking about resilience wrong? Chris Tamdjidi offers a fresh approach of how looking at resilience, not as enduring, but as moving between states, can ensure we focus on the skills that will help us.

Chris is the co-founder and Director of Awaris. Chris has spent the last 15 years focusing on Leadership development especially in the fields of resilience, authentic leadership and personal transformation. As a Director of Awaris, Chris leads over 300 projects per year with global companies like BMW, Audi, Bosch, Unilever, HSBC, Lloyds, Loreal etc on transforming team and leadership culture.

He is the co-author of the book “The Resilient Culture”.

Prior to this he worked for 7 years with the The Boston Consulting Group in the Munich, Kuala Lumpur and London offices. There he led projects in the automotive industry, the construction industry and consumer goods industries.

Chris has a Degree in Physics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and an MBA from UT in Austin.

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